Drying-room for cereal pastes.



N. DAGOSTINU,

DRHNG ROOM FOR CEREAL PASTES- APPLICATION FILED sums. 191a.

Patented 0016.23, 1917.

all earns NICOLA IDAGO STINO, OF,IJOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOIR. OF ONE-THIRD TO ANTONIO BIZZARRI AND ONE-THIRD T0 RAPHAEL RAULLI, BOTH 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

DRYING-ROOM FOB. CEREAL PASTES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NICOLA DAeos'rino, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful. Improvements in Drying-Rooms for Cereal Pastes of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relatesto a drying room especially suited for cereal pastes such as macaroni, spaghetti, vermicelli and the like.

In the drying of cereal pastes it is desirable to effect a uniform drying not too quickly and not too slowly. A quick drying causes a brittle product with a very low moisture content which is not desirable. A. slow drying may result in fermentation or souring and in a distortion of the product due to its own weight while in a plastic state.

It is an object of my invention to provide a device in which uniform. drying is effected and which may be regulated so as to prevent souring.

In addition to the broader features ofv my invention there are certain specific features of design whichsecuresimplicity of structure and ease of operation.

I have illustrated embodiments of my invention in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the preferred form of my drier with portions of the walls broken away to better show the interior.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section of thestructure shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section as seen on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

. modified form.

Fig. 7 is-a section as seen on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6, and

Fig. Sisa transverse section of astill furs ther modification. V

Referring particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, a housing is indicated'by 9 and forms a substantially closed casing. ,The casing is. divided by a vertical wall 10 into two compartments, and the wall 10 isspaced from the hottomof the casing to provide an open= Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct, 23, 1917,

' Application filed September 5, 1916. SeI a1No.-118,424.

tween a fan compartment 11 and a drying compartment 12. Regulating means is provided at the top of the drying compartment and consists of an opening 13 and doors lat which may be adjusted to vary the outlet of opening 13. In addition to the opening 13, openings 15 are provided which extend the length of the casing and are continuously open. Upon the wall 10 within the drying compartment 12 and upon the wall of the casing opposite thereto are cleats 16 which serve as'supports for macaroni or spaghetti racks. A foot'board 17 is placed in compartment. 12 upon which the workmen may stand whileplacing the paste in position to be dried. Foot board 17 is also arranged so that itniay be tilted as particularly shown by the dottedv linesin Fig. 2, thereby regulating theflarea for the flow of airinto compartment 12. V

Within compartment 11 and extending longitudinally thereof is a rotatable shaft 18 upon which are mounted fans 19 and 20.

11 and forcing of air into compartment 12 l until the air pressure in compartment 11 has been reduced as compared with that in drier compartment 12. There is then a surge. of air from compartment12 to compartment 11, and air is again forced by the fans back into compartment 12.

It will be noted directed to force airv toward one another.

This arrangement of fansis eflicient for that fans 19 and 20 are creating the surging, and for a uniform dis-' 3 tribution of air. ing of the air fromone compartment to the other is most effective in producing a properly dried paste. To prevent souring the air must be changed in the compartments,

and theamount of air discharged and ad-.

mittedpmust be regulated depending upon the particular character of the paste being It isalso found that surgdried, and upon the amount of drying which has all ready been. accomplished. This, is I ing a casing a partition wall spaced at one end from the bottom of said casing and diriding the latterinto communicating compartments, a blower in one of said compartments, the other compartment adapted to contain material to be dried, and a foot board in the last named compartment disposed in the path of the current of air, and arranged to be tilted thereby forming a control for the flow of air. 7

9. A drier of the class described, comprising a casing, a partition wall spaced at one end from the bottom of said casing anddiriding the latter into communicating compartm-ents, a blower in one of said compartments, the other compartment adapted to contain material to be dried and having an opening to the atmosphere with means for regulating the same, and a foot board in the last named compartment disposed in the path of the current of air and arranged to be tilted thereby forming a control for the flow of air.

In Witness that I claim the fore 'oing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 18th day of August, 1916.

NICOLA DAGOSTINO.

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